Sentence examples for background served from inspiring English sources

This sane background served Varney well: he was rarely silly, except for professional purposes.

Mr. Smith said Mr. O'Malley's oil-trader background served shareholders in another way: he viewed refineries as assets.

I later joined Shearman & Sterling in the London office, and when I was asked to run the Hong Kong office, my background served me well.

I think my church background served me with a sense of guilt so I envied friends who seemed so confident at sexually adventurous acts I'd never even heard of.

De Wolfe's relatively modest background served her well in her concessions to The Delineator's audience, which range from suggestions for do-it-yourself painting projects to an entire chapter on the particular problems of apartment living.

In the dressing room, an abundance of mirrors and electric lights is essential: "Know the worst before you go out!" De Wolfe's relatively modest background served her well in her concessions to The Delineator's audience, which range from suggestions for do-it-yourself painting projects to an entire chapter on the particular problems of apartment living.

He is sitting alone in a booth, with waitresses bustling in the background serving other customers.

Filmed under water, this surreal background serves as a brilliant stage set for the story, helping to pose the question of whether it's real or a dream.

This reflective non-absorbing background serves as a reference for assessing the performance of the models.

What's new: His engineering background serves the family business well.

Unlike Brown's, it's a positive spot, focusing on Mandel's background serving in Iraq.